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West Crete (Chania & Rethymno) · KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou (KTEL Chania-Rethymno)

Chania (Crete) → Heraklion bus route & tickets

The operator lists this route as “Chania - Heraklio”

2 stops 10 departures
~2 h 14 min · rough estimate from the distance — could be a third out either way

The bus from Chania to Heraklion leaves from Chania (Crete) and arrives at Heraklion. The departure point is the bus station at Kydonias & Partheniou Kelaidi, 73100 Chania, Crete — phone numbers, hours and directions are on the station page.

KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou (KTEL Chania-Rethymno) sells tickets online, so you can book ahead — or buy at the station before you travel.

Chania (Crete) to Heraklion bus times, by day

Every departure on this page in one view — runs on that weekday every week to the date confirmed below, on some of those weeks (tap or hover for the dates), not on that weekday, blank means the operator has not published that far ahead. Tap a row for that departure’s stop-by-stop times.

Departures are confirmed day by day to Sun 4 Oct.

DepartsMonTueWedThuFriSatSun
04:30
05:15
09:30
10:30
12:30
14:30
16:30
17:30
21:30
22:30

Fare

Not published. This operator does not print a fare for this route. That is not the same as free, and we will not invent a number — buy from the driver or the operator’s own site.

Full stop-by-stop times, every departure

10 departures, stop by stop

↔ Scroll the table sideways to see every stop. means the run does not call there; · means it calls but no time is published; +1 means the following morning.

DepartsChania (Crete)ΧΑΝΙΑHeraklionΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΟ
04:3004:30·
05:1505:15·
09:3009:30·
10:3010:30·
12:3012:30·
14:3014:30·
16:3016:30·
17:3017:30·
21:3021:30·
22:3022:30·

Other timetables between these two places

The operator publishes 2 other routes between the same two places — a different working, a variant, or the same buses listed from another source. Check them before deciding this page is the whole picture.

The same journey with another operator

One other operator also runs buses between these two places. Its timetable is separate — check both before choosing.

Stops, in travel order

Chania (Crete) → Heraklion

Route map

The line joins the stops in order. It is not the road the bus takes — it is a straight chord between points, so treat it as sequence, not geometry. A hollow, dashed stop marker means the coordinate is a village centre rather than a surveyed bus bay; tap it to see where it came from.

Frequently asked questions

Generated from this page’s own timetable data — every answer reads the same day-by-day calendar as the table above, so it can never say more than the page does.

What time is the first and last bus from Chania (Crete) to Heraklion?

The first departure is 04:30 and the last is 22:30 (every day) (confirmed to Sun 4 Oct).

Which days does the Chania (Crete) to Heraklion bus run?

Every day (confirmed to Sun 4 Oct).

Does this bus run all year — summer and winter?

The operator has published departures to Sun 4 Oct. Beyond that this page cannot tell you what runs: Greek bus operators publish a few weeks ahead, so check back nearer the time.

How much does the bus from Chania (Crete) to Heraklion cost?

The operator does not publish a fare for this route. That is not the same as free — buy from the driver or the operator's own site.

Where does the bus to Heraklion leave from?

It leaves from Chania (Crete) (ΧΑΝΙΑ). Note the exact terminal — cities with more than one bus station use them for different operators, and they are not interchangeable.

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